Bluetooth wearable interface and brokerage system

Abstract

The Bluetooth wearable device can include a single ring which fits over the user's thumb or other finger. The wearable device interfaces with specialized software to provide two primary functions. First, the ring in combination with specialized software maps the rest of the user's hand in order to take input from fingers that are not currently wearing a device. Two contact points touch the screen of a device and conduct the electric current along the user's skin to interact with a capacitive screen. Second, the ring acts as a broker to connect a paired device with a touchscreen device. Between the twin contacts is a color sensor. The software on the touchscreen device displays a color to indicate how the devices should establish their connection. Using this information, the ring initiates the connection.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A method of brokering a connection via a wearable ring between a device having a screen and a ring-paired device, the method comprising:
 monitoring for contact between a first contact and a second contact of the wearable ring on the screen, thereby causing the wearable ring to begin emitting an initializer signal through the first contact and the second contact, the initializer signal being detectable by the screen; 
 defining an address for both the device and the ring-paired device; 
 negotiating a connection protocol between the device and the ring-paired device via the device by displaying a color sequence on the screen, the colored sequence being monitored by a color sensor on the wearable ring; 
 exchanging connection details in a connection handshake; and 
 completing the connection; 
 wherein the step of displaying a color sequence on the screen is in response to the screen detecting the initializer signal from the first contact and the second contact of the wearable ring. 
 
     
     
       2. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the step of negotiating a connection protocol further comprises:
 matching a color to a connection option; 
 flashing the color on a screen of the device; 
 translating the connection option to a low energy short range communication message; 
 relaying connection information to the ring-paired device; 
 determining an acceptability of the connection option in a result; 
 translating the result to a frequency message; 
 relaying the result to the target device; 
 detecting a frequency from the first contact and the second contact on the wearable ring; and 
 determining a connection completion or a new connection option from the frequency. 
 
     
     
       3. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the step of determining the connection completion further comprises:
 initiating the connection to the address of the ring-paired device. 
 
     
     
       4. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the step of determining the connection completion further comprises:
 receiving the connection from the address of the ring-paired device. 
 
     
     
       5. The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 transferring data after the wearable ring has been connected to the ring-paired device. 
 
     
     
       6. The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 monitoring for a location on the screen of the first contact and the second contact of the wearable ring. 
 
     
     
       7. The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining whether the connection has been established. 
 
     
     
       8. The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising
 determining an intention of a user. 
 
     
     
       9. The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 transferring data between the target device and the ring-paired device.